Current: | 2023–24 Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team |
Merrimack Warriors | |
University: | Merrimack College |
Conference: | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Location: | North Andover, Massachusetts |
Coach: | Joe Gallo |
Tenure: | 8th |
Arena: | Merrimack Athletics Complex |
Capacity: | 1,200[1] |
Nickname: | Warriors |
Ncaaroundof32: | 2009*, 2010*, 2017*, 2018* |
Ncaatourneys: | 1977*, 1978*, 1991*, 1992*, 2000*, 2008*, 2009*, 2010*, 2017*, 2018*, 2019* * at Division II level |
Conference Tournament: | NE-10 1992, 2000, 2019 NEC: 2023 |
Conference Season: | NE-10 2000 NEC: 2020, 2023, 2024 |
The Merrimack Warriors men's basketball team represents Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They are currently led by 8th year head coach Joe Gallo and play their home games in Hammel Court at the Merrimack Athletics Complex.
In their first year at the Division 1 level, the 2019–20 team went 14–4 in NEC play and won the regular season title, despite in the preseason being picked by the media to finish 11th out of 11 teams. Due to the NCAA's policy on reclassifying programs, the Warriors were not eligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT until the 2023–24 season.